Bosc Ulrich II
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 Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:16 pm Post subject: Downie will not be suspended. |
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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/sports_breaking/20080107_Flyers_Downie_wont_get_suspended_for_sucker_punch.html
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Colin Campbell, NHL Executive Vice President and enforcer of discipline, gave him a stern warning about his sucker punch that left Toronto's Jason Blake with a black eye, but did not suspend him.
"We had a conversation with Mr. Campbell and that's it. The rest will be between the league, the Flyers and Steve," said general manager Paul Holmgren. "It was a good talk.
"It's Steve's [fourth] NHL game. He's walking a fine line there, which is basically what he was told. My conversation with Steve was a little harsher than Colin Campbell's."
Downie was suspended 20 games earlier this season for a bad hit on Ottawa's Dean McAmmond during pre-season.
Downie's double minor came late in the game and cost the Flyers as the Maple Leafs got a power play goal down 2-0.
"He's part of a team now and needs to think in those terms and not selfishly," Holmgren said. "I'm upset. It was Jason Blake. Jason is not a fighter. You get a player in that position and I don't Jason had his gloves off. I'm not happy about either. The fact that Steve put his team down is a different issue. That's a selfish thing. He'll get better." |
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